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The details had been taken care of.

He had delivered the winning ball to Angel Cabrera''s manager, and in keeping with a long-held custom, had removed the flag from the pin in the 18th hole, rolled it up and tucked it away in his pocket.

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Angel Cabrera was the only player to shoot two sub-par rounds. (Getty Images)

As his employer accepted the U.S. Open championship trophy a few feet away, while thousands stood and applauded, caddie Eddie Gardino took off in a dead sprint. The suffocating stress of five hours under duress at Oakmont Country Club had finally gotten to him, though folks were wondering why he wasn''t hanging around to relish the moment.

"I need to pee, badly," he said as he ran away.

Pressure never bothered his boss.

The 37-year-old from Argentina played the round of his life with a 1-under 69, holding off last-ditch threats by former Open champions Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk, to win the title by a shot at 5 over on Sunday.

Though he held off the No. 1 player in the world in Woods and whipped an area product in Furyk, as Cabrera walked over a large scaffold to take part in the championship ceremony, the Pittsburgh fans began chanting his name. He stopped dead in his tracks to savor the moment. Looking regal, if not nearly papal, as he stood on the elevated metal platform, he doffed his cap and waved, like a veritable El Presidente.

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